Centre Number Student Number 00 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION Music Musicology and Aural Skills General Instructions Reading time 5 minutes Write using black or blue pen Score Attachments A, B, and C, and manuscript paper are provided at the back of this paper Write your Centre Number and Student Number at the top of this page and pages 5, 7 and 11, and on the manuscript paper Total marks 35 Attempt Questions 1 4 46
Total marks 35 Attempt Questions 1 4 All instructions, musical examples, and pauses for reading and writing are included on the recording. Answer the questions in the spaces provided. Question 1 (6 marks) Marks This question is based on an excerpt from Mai Nozipo by Dumisani Maraire. Score Attachment A contains the first 16 bars of the excerpt. You have ONE minute to look at the score. The whole excerpt will be played ONCE for familiarisation. Bars 1 16 will be played ONCE for you to answer part (a). Time: First playing 1 minute pause (a) Identify the rhythmic device used throughout these bars. 1 Bars 1 16 will be played TWICE for you to answer part (b). Time: First playing short pause Second playing minute pause (b) Describe TWO features of the harmony in this excerpt. Question 1 continues on page 3
Question 1 (continued) Marks The whole excerpt will be played TWICE for you to answer part (c). Time: First playing 30 second pause Second playing minute pause (c) A three-note motif is highlighted in Bar 10. Describe THREE ways in which this motif is treated. 3 End of Question 1 3
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00 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION Music Centre Number Student Number Question (8 marks) Marks This question is based on an excerpt from A Play of Shadows: Fantasy for Flute and Orchestra (1990) by Joseph Schwantner. Score Attachment B contains the excerpt. You have ONE minute to look at the score. The excerpt will be played ONCE for familiarisation. Bars 78 87 will be played TWICE for you to answer part (a). Time: First playing 30 second pause Second playing 1 minute pause (a) Refer to the opening flute solo in bars 78 80. Describe the orchestra s use of this material in bars 81 87. Question continues on page 6 47 5
Question (continued) Marks The whole excerpt will be played TWICE for you to answer part (b). Time: First playing 1 minute pause Second playing minute pause (b) Identify THREE ways in which the composer achieves a transparent, delicate tone. 3 The whole excerpt will be played ONCE for you to answer part (c). Time: One playing 4 minute pause (c) How does the flute solo in bars 101 10 relate to the previous material in the excerpt? 3 End of Question 6 Board of Studies NSW 00
00 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION Music Centre Number Student Number Question 3 (11 marks) Marks This question is based on excerpts from Atto di Dolore (1979) by Morricone, and Timon of Athens by Purcell. (a) Part (a) is a melody dictation. The Morricone excerpt makes use of a ground bass, which is played by piano and double bass. Bars 1 6 will be played SIX times for you to notate bars 1 5 of the bass line. Time: First playing 10 second pause Second playing 30 second pause Third playing 1 minute pause Fourth playing 1 minute pause Fifth playing minute pause Sixth playing minute pause 5 t 4 4 Ú c.78 œ œ 3 t œ 5 6 t j œ Question 3 continues on page 8 48 7
Question 3 (continued) Marks Part (b) is based on both excerpts: Morricone s Atto di Dolore and Purcell s Timon of Athens. Score Attachment C contains the score of the Purcell excerpt. You have ONE minute to look at the score. The excerpts will be played in the following order: Time: Morricone 10 second pause Purcell 10 second pause Morricone 1 minute pause Purcell 3 minute pause (b) The Purcell excerpt also makes use of a ground bass. Describe how the technique is used differently in this excerpt compared with its use in the Morricone excerpt. 3 Question 3 continues on page 9 8
Question 3 (continued) Marks The Purcell excerpt will be played ONCE for you to answer part (c). Time: One playing 3 minute pause (c) How is variety achieved in this excerpt? 3 End of Question 3 9
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00 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION Music Centre Number Student Number Question 4 (10 marks) You have 0 minutes to answer Question 4. Contemporary composers use varying degrees of tradition and innovation. Discuss this statement in relation to the music used in Question 3 and works you have studied in the Mandatory Topic, Music of the Last 5 Years (Australian focus). Question 4 continues on page 1 49 11
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00 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION Music Score Attachment A Score for Question 1, parts (a), (b) and (c) Excerpt from Mai Nozipo by Dumisani Maraire 430
Mai Nozipo (1990) by Dumisani Maraire Transcription of a performance by the Kronos Quartet Violin 1 Violin & & # # # # # # q»10 4 œ œ œ f 4 J œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ. Viola Cello B # # #? # # # 4 4 œ œ œ f œ œ œ f J œ J œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ J œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ Drum 4 Ó ÛÛ Û ÛÛ Û f Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û ÛÛ Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û ÛÛ Û ÛÛ ÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛ Vln. 1 5 & # # # œ œ œ J œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. Vln. & # # # Vla. B # # # œ œ œ J œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. Vlc.? # # #. œ œ œ œ. œ J œ œ œ œ œ œ œ J œ œ œ œ Drum 5 Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û ÛÛ Û Û Û Û
Vln. 1 Vln. Vla. Vlc. Drum 9 # & # # # # & # B # # #? # # # 9 œ œ œ œ œ œ J œ J œ œ œ œ œ œ> œ> œ> Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û> Û > Û > Û. œ œ œ œ J œ Œ Ó œ œ œ F œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ> œ> œ> Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û. œ F F œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Ó. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ F œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Œ F Vln. 1 Vln. Vla. Vlc. Drum 13 # # & # # & # # B # # #? # # # 13 œ œ œ f œ œ œ J œ f œ œ œ œ œ> œ> œ> f Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û > Û Û > Û J œ. œ Ó. œ œ œ œ J œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ F œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û > Û > Û > Ó F F f œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ f Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û ÛÛÛÛÛÛ f F f 3
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00 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION Music Score Attachment B Score for Question, parts (a), (b) and (c) Excerpt from A Play of Shadows: Fantasy for Flute and Orchestra (1990) by Joseph Schwantner 431
fls. obs. 78 80 clars. in Bb bsns. tbn. hrns. in F [ 1 tpt. 80 { pn. { hp. 80 vibes 1 b. drum t. bells 3 solo [ flute] (78) (79) 80 vlns. I vlns. II vlas. ves. ebs.
85 fls. obs. clars. bsns. hrns. [ 1 tpt. 85 tbn. pn. hp. { { 85 t.blks 1 tomtoms b.drum3 solo [ flute ] vlns. I (81) (8) (83) (84) 85 vlns. II vlas. ves. cbs. 3
90 fls. obs. clar. 1 b. clar. in Bb bsns. hrns. [ 1 90 tpt. tbn. pn. hp. { { 90 timbales 1 tom-toms b.drum3 solo [ flute ] (86) (87) (88) (89) 90 vlns. I vlns. II vlas. ves. cbs. 4
fls. obs. clar. 1 b. clar. bsns. hrns. [ 1 tpt. tbn. { pn. { hp. vibes 1 glock. bell tree 3 solo [ flute ] (91) (9) (93) vlns. I vlns. II vlas. ves. cbs. 5
fls. 95 obs. clar. 1 b. clar. bsns. 95 hrns. [ 1 tpt. tbn. { pn. { hp. 1 3 solo [ flute ] vlns. I vlns. II (94) 95 (96) 80 vlas. ves. cbs. 6
picc. 100 fl. 1 obs. clar. 1 b. clar. bsns. hrns. [ 1 tpt. tbn. pn. hp. { { 100 susp. tri. susp. cym. bell tree 1 3 solo [ flute ] (97) (98) (99) 100 vlns. I vlns. II vlas. (dna ) ves. (dna ) obs. 7
picc. 101 fl. 1 obs. clar. 1 b. clar. bsns. hrns. [ 1 tpt. tbn. pn. { hp. { susp. tri. susp. cym. bell tree 1 3 solo [ flute ] (101) (10) vlns. I vlns. II vlas. ves. obs. 8 Board of Studies NSW 00
00 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION Music Score Attachment C Score for Question 3, parts (b) and (c) Excerpt from Timon of Athens by Purcell Novello & Co Ltd. All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Used with permission of G. Schirmer (Australia) Pty Ltd. 43
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